The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004

Amendment to Schedule 2 (Recovery and Recycling Obligations)

12.—(1) In Schedule 2 –

(a) for paragraph 2(2) there shall be substituted –

“(2) The proportion of the packaging waste referred to in sub-paragraph (1) above which is to be recovered by recycling is, in relation to a class of producer to which the producer belongs –

(a) in the years 2004, 2005 and 2006, not less than 94%;

(b) in the years 2007 and 2008, not less than 95%,

of the amount by tonnage of packaging waste represented by “Z” in sub-paragraph (1) above;”;

(b) for paragraph 4 there shall be substituted –

“(4) The following is prescribed as the recovery target “X” –

(a) for the year 2004, 63%;

(b) for the year 2005, 65%;

(c) for the year 2006, 67%;

(d) for the year 2007, 69%; and

(e) for the year 2008 and any subsequent year, 70%.”;

(c) for paragraph 5 there shall be substituted –

“5.   The following percentages are prescribed as the recycling target “Y” in respect of the recyclable material specified in the first column in relation to the years indicated at the head of the subsequent columns –

Table: Recycling targets

Material	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008 and any subsequent year
Glass	49	55	61	66	71
Aluminium	26	28	30.5	33	35.5
Steel	52.5	55	58	60	61.5
Paper/fibreboard	65	66	68	69	70
Plastic	21.5	22	22.5	23	23.5
Wood	18	19	20	20.5	21”;

and

(d) in paragraph 6 –

(i) in sub-paragraph (1)(iv) “or” shall be omitted after paper/fibreboard;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (1)(v) “,” shall be omitted after plastic and “; or” shall be inserted;

(iii) at the end of sub-paragraph (1) there shall be inserted –

“(vi) wood,” and

(iv) sub-paragraph (3) shall be omitted.

(v)